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Hij groeide op in een tijd waarin armoede overal in de Verenigde Staten voorkwam. Zijn familie was geen uitzondering. Ze pesten hem zelfs.<\/p>\nTijdens zijn schooljaren kreeg hij de diagnose dyslexie, waardoor hij <strong>te maken kreeg met de spot van zijn klasgenoten en hij zelfs aan zelfmoord dacht.<\/strong> Het keerpunt kwam toen omstandigheden hem naar de martial arts brachten. Vanaf daar was hij slechts een stap verwijderd van bodybuilding, wat hem letterlijk in zijn greep nam.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"VIiyi\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"JLqJ4b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"sk\" data-phrase-index=\"0\">Echter, zelfs het succes bracht een einde aan zijn lijden, en Flex moest nog steeds veel moeilijke obstakels overwinnen.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<strong>Tijdens zijn grootste succesperiode, overleefde hij ternauwernood een auto-ongeluk, waarna artsen vaststelden dat hij voor het leven verlamd zou blijven.<\/strong> Echter, maanden van herstel brachten hem weer terug op het podium, waar hij zijn tegenstanders opnieuw overweldigde.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p><em><span class=\"VIiyi\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"JLqJ4b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"sk\" data-phrase-index=\"0\">&#8220;<\/span><\/span>Iedereen heeft in het leven te maken met problemen. Iedereen heeft uitdagingen. Mijn uitdagingen zijn niet anders dan die van wie dan ook,\u201d zei Wheeler. Ik ben zeker geen Superman. Dat is voor Shaq (O&#8217;Neal).<\/p>\n&#8220;Maar wat ik echt heb geprobeerd te leren door dit proces, is accepteren wat ik niet kan veranderen en veranderen wat ik niet kan accepteren, en dat gewoon zo laten.&#8221; &#8211; Flex Wheeler<\/p>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Onbreekbaar_en_gerespecteerd_door_legendes\"><\/span>Onbreekbaar en gerespecteerd door legendes<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"VIiyi\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"JLqJ4b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"sk\" data-phrase-index=\"0\"><strong>Zelfs de ster Ronnie Coleman respecteerde hem enorm en beschouwde hem als zijn beste tegenstander.<\/strong> Zelfs na het auto-ongeluk was Flex Wheeler&#8217;s carri\u00e8re echter geen gemakkelijke. Na de diagnose van chronische nierziekte, raakte hij in een ernstige depressie.<\/p>\nHij begon spierkracht te verliezen, de sponsors keerden zich tegen hem en dat was nog niet alles.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"VIiyi\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"JLqJ4b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"sk\" data-phrase-index=\"0\">Vandaag de dag is Flex Wheeler in de vijftig en <strong>blijft hij vechten tegen zijn ziekte.<\/strong> In 2019 <strong>onderging hij een spoedoperatie, wat resulteerde in een gedeeltelijke amputatie van zijn been.<\/strong> Hij documenteert ook het verloop van zijn behandeling op <a aria-label=\"Instagram (opent in een nieuw tabblad)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/officialflexwheeler\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">Instagram<\/a>, waar hij onder andere een video deelde van zichzelf <strong>die leg press doet met een gedeeltelijke beenprothese<\/strong> en langzaam terugkeert naar bodybuilding.<\/p>\nTegelijkertijd is hij het gezicht van <a aria-label=\"vlastnej zna\u010dky luxusnej fitness obuvi (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/flexwheeler.luxuryitalian.shoes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" class=\"ek-link\">zijn eigen merk luxe sportschoenen<\/a>. 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